When the siblings were sixteen years old, Xu Qing called them together very seriously, as if they had something important to say.
Jiang He was gnawing on the birthday cake, with cream hanging from the corner of his mouth, he was innocent, and he didn't hear anything outside the window.
Xu Jin and Xu Shi'an still didn't have much interest in the cake, they only ate a little bit of fruit on top, looking at Jiang He eating happily, here Xu Qing coughed lightly, and they immediately sat upright. . .
Xu Qing put his hands on his knees, looking like the head of the family. His eyes swept over the faces of the siblings. Xu Jin is now more than 1.6 meters tall, and Xu Shi'an is close to 1.8 meters. But Xu Jin is usually the irritable one. Follow her mother.
He pondered for a while, and said slowly: "After today, you will be adults."
"Yeah." Xu Jin and Shi'an both nodded.
"Criminal responsibility."
"..."
"Yes, if you fight with someone, you will be arrested by the black fat man and go to jail." Jiang He echoed, Xu Qing glanced at her, she shrugged and continued to eat the cake without making a sound.
"You are different from others. You may also know that like Wang Yihao, after practicing taekwondo for so long, even two of you can't beat one of you. Your mother taught you this."
Xu Qing tapped his knees with his fingers, slowed down his speech, and thought about organizing his words, "I told you before not to cause trouble, and don't be afraid of trouble, because you are still young, and children fight, just because of that, and you all If you are sensible, just teach them a lesson.”
"Hmm!" Xu Jin and Shi'an Chick pecked at rice.
"But you young people, I also came from that age. I understand better than you. You are easy to get hot-blooded. You are not afraid of the sky and the earth, and you don't know many things... When you were your age, I thought I could grow back a broken arm. What a big deal, it's like losing a tooth... "
"Pfft..." Xu Jin couldn't help laughing, but when Xu Qing glared at her, Xu Jin held back and sat upright again.
"Dad, I know all about it!" Xu Shi'an looked like an obedient child, and he didn't have the arrogance of standing out for Xiaoxiao at school, one against five.
Xu Qing ignored him, turned his eyes to Jiang He who squinted and ate the creamy cherries on the cake, paused and said, "Actually, before, we hesitated to let your mother teach you these things, because you might avoid being bullied by others." , you can also not be powerless when you encounter some things, especially Xiao Jin, who can protect yourself well. But the shortcomings are also obvious, as long as one strike is not serious and breaks someone, even once, it is likely to affect your future life."
"Well, we understand." Xu Jin said.
"Clear? Last time when Shi'an knocked down those two red-haired people, you still rushed over and kicked them again?"
"That...that..." She pursed her lips, but that didn't come out.
But it's just a couple of kicks to vent her anger. If Shi'an moves slowly, she will be able to catch up.
Xu Qing waved his hand, "I've always told you not to cause trouble, but don't be afraid of it. Now that you're older, you all understand a little bit. Some things are not that simple. It's not that if you just say that you won't offend me and I won't offend you, you can justify it. Beat up whoever offends you.
"Think about everything and see what the consequences will be. After all, you are a little different from ordinary people." Xu Qing nodded his head with his fingers.
"Actually speaking, many times I dare not cause trouble, or even be afraid of trouble. There is nothing shameful. On the contrary, it is because I know the value of freedom and cherish life, and I don't want to lose my current life easily, so I can treat those who try to destroy your stability. Bear with it, because they're not worth it. Those who don't care, want to have fun for a while, and regret it later, they are the losers in life."
Seeing that the siblings bowed their heads and listened, Xu Qing didn't say anything more. After they thought for a while, he waved his hand and said, "Go, think about it when you're free."
"That's a good speech!" Jiang He clapped his hands, held up the last piece of cake left on the table and asked him, "Do you want to eat it?"
"it is good."
"Oh, then I'll eat it myself."
Jiang He stuffed it into his mouth regretfully, as if he didn't hear Xu Qing say yes.
A whole big cake, nearly two-thirds of it went into Jiang He's stomach, Xu Qing was very worried that she would become like a charter woman in Kung Fu in the future—he was so thin, he looked like that charter man, and the real version of Kung Fu appeared.
Touch Jiang He's stomach, but fortunately it is not bulging, it is still so flat and smooth.
"You used to think that a broken arm could grow back?" Jiang He felt that Xu Qing was stupid enough when he was young.
"I do not want to talk to you."
Xu Qing sat back and picked up the phone, and he could tell at a glance that Jiang He was eager to try and laugh at him.
Don't give her this chance.
Zhou Suzhi shared in the group again, "Shocked, these six cancer-causing foods..."
The members of the small group who love each other have expanded from a family of three to six, which seems to make Zhou Suzhi very happy. The frequency of articles sharing food cancer or content, as well as various high school learning methods has become a bit more.
Both Xu Qing and Xu Wenbin pretended not to see it, since the group messages were muted anyway. As a good daughter-in-law, Jiang He sent two 'applause' as perfunctory. Xu Jin was at the time when his desire for knowledge was strong, and he wanted to literacy for grandma. In less than ten minutes, a screenshot of the rumor was sent to the group.
Zhou Suzhi stopped talking.
Xu Jin is very considerate of @grandmother, Zhou Suzhi replied one.
"You used to fight a lot." Jiang He picked Xu Qing's chin like a female hooligan.
Xu Qing is already a buddhist, like an eminent monk, he doesn't lift his head while holding his phone.
"It's only after playing a lot that you realize how thrilling it was before."
"When did you know?"
"After the last fight."
"..."
After talking nonsense, Jiang He couldn't remember which was the last time.
But Xu Qing remembered that Qin Hao was stabbed once after practicing martial arts with Jiang He, and for a long time after that, every time he thought about it, he felt a little bit afraid, afraid that that slap would kill him.
It is a good habit to introspect frequently, and people grow through introspection again and again. Xu Qing reflected on half his life, and he felt that the life he has now is inseparable from this.
In the evening, Wang Zijun came out in his wheelchair and asked him to go out for a drink. Now the wheelchair is equipped with a virtual touch screen, which has so many functions that Xu Qing doesn’t even know how to use it. It feels like a cyberpunk.
In the past, it was never expected that after the development of technology, Wang Zijun could tinker with the wheelchair into such a shape. I heard that Song Hui designed the pattern on the back of the chair for him.
"Your hair is still so thick." Wang Zijun said vicissitudes, envious of Xu Qing's size.
He has become a veritable middle-aged man, and he has long started to worry about his hair.
"In fact, humans have evolved from apes and have been losing their body hair. From this perspective, your baldness is probably a new breakthrough in human evolution." Xu Qing tried to comfort him with scientific theories, and Wang Zijun was ushered in. squint.
"If your theory works, I'm still a virgin." Wang Zijun snorted and took a sip from the thermos from the side of the wheelchair.
"Why?" Xu Qing was curious.
"Haven't you heard of the Ship of Theseus?"
"..."
The Ship of Theseus is a classic paradox where things start with a warship—the Ship of Theseus. The ship has been replacing parts over the centuries, such as rotten planks and torn sails. So someone raised a question: Is it still the Ship of Theseus after all its original parts have been replaced
"Human cells will be replaced by more than 90% in one year. Calculated in this way..." Wang Zijun pointed to Jiang Shan. If Jiang He was here, he would definitely sigh that scholars deserve such a beating.
"Wait, you haven't had a nightlife this year?" Xu Qing interrupted when he discovered the blind spot.
"..."
"..."
An awkward silence fell.
The evening wind blows, and the street lights flicker.
Wang Zijun turned the wheelchair with a dark face, and Dudu drove away along the road.
"Goodbye, the wheelchair is out of gas."